Where does “Schwefelkreislauf” come from?

Schwefelkreislauf (German) comes from German Kreislauf, from German Lauf, from Middle High German louf, from Old High German hlouf, from Proto-Germanic hlaupą, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

Schwefelkreislauf (German): sulfur cycle

Definitions

  1. sulfur cycle

Ancestry of “Schwefelkreislauf”, step by step

Schwefelkreislauf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kreislauf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKreislaufloop, cycle; circuit; circulation
2GermanLaufa run; a leg of certain animals; barrel
3Middle High Germanlouf
4Old High Germanhlouf
5Proto-Germanichlaupąleap; course, race
6Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
7Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-

via German Schwefel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwefelsulfur; brimstone
2Middle High Germanswevel
3Old High Germansweval
4Proto-Germanicsweblazsulfur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup-Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic hlaupą